Has anyone kept the Mirena for OVER 5 years

Krystal - posted on 05/24/2010
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I had a mirena iud put in in Aug 2005 and am considering just leaving it in without replacing due to financial strain. I know Plan First will pay for it with a referral but the local health dept. will not give a referal without an exam and for personal reasons, I will not allow them to perform one. Does anyone know if that will have any negative effect or if it will still work after the 5 year mark? If you've kept it for longer than 5 years without having it replaced, please let me know the effects, if any. Thanks!

When I had mine replaced, the only exam was my normal annual...nothing special. Which of course should be done anyway every year. I just let the dr know I needed to replace it at my appt. Towards the end of the 5 years I had noticed some spotting monthly (most of the 5 years I had no period). I think the hormones must get used up. The replacement was no big deal and there is definitely a reason it is only supposed to be there for 5 years.

i dont think it does last that long as every month it releases the hormones and id say buy that time itd be used up its probaly not healthy to keep it in the.. what type of exam do they need to preform ? the docter just gave me the perscription for it but thats here in aus